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SECTION 2: ENGLISH PROFICIENCY NAME: ____________________________
Time – 45 minutes SCHOOL: _________________________
80 Questions
For each question, decide which is the best answer choice, and encircle the corresponding letter.
1. I don't know when __________.
(1) will she arrive (2) she arrive (3) she will arrive (4) does she arrive
2. When he ______, I'll let you know.
(1) arrives (2) will arrive (3) arrived (4) would arrive
3. Every possible means _______, but none proves successful.
(1) has tried (2) have tried (3) have been tried (4) has been tried
4. The election __________ next month.
(1) is to be held (2) is to hold (3) is to be hold (4) is hold
5. Jane __________ John for three years.
(1) has been married (3) has married with
(2) has been married to (4) has got married with
6. You can find that the house __________ for years.
(1) hasn't been painted (3) hasn't painted
(2) didn't be painted (4) didn't paint
7. After everyone _______, the concert began.
(1) sitted (2) seat (3) seated (4) was seated
8. The children __________ good care of.
(1) have taken (2) has taken (3) have been taken (4) has been taken
9. We have to go to the seaside in his car because ours __________ fixed.
(1) wasn't (2) haven't (3) hasn't been (4) hadn't been
10. He said he felt bad because he __________ late the night before.
(1) sits up (3) has sit up
(2) was sitting up (4) had been sitting up
11. Until he was married, he __________ any new clothes.
(1) has not had (2) doesn't have (3) has not (4) did not have
12. By the end of the 18th century, the city's population __________ about two million.
(1) was (2) were (3) had been (4) has been
13. When the film __________, a crowd of people stopped to watch it so that traffic came to a stop.
(1) was being shot (2) was shooting (3) was shot (4) shot
14. I don't think you __________ John.
(1) having met (2) have met (3) to have met (4) had met
15. The Smiths chose to buy the house as its surroundings __________ clean and quiet.
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(1) was (2) has been (3) being (4) were
16. I _________ TV when the light went out.
(1) watched (2) was watching (3) will watch (4) had watched
17. __________ still sneak out at night?
(1) Have they (2) Do they (3) Had they (4) Did they
18. That student __________ barely understand what the teacher says.
(1) can’t (2) doesn’t (3) can (4) does
19. Not until your monkey is several years old __________ from its mother.
(1) can it separate (3) it separates
(2) will it separate (4) does it separate
20. I have been waiting for __________ incident report since last week.
(1) youre (2) your (3) yours (4) you’re
21. Not only __________ watch a movie, but they also ate dinner in a fancy restaurant.
(1) have they (2) did they (3) had they (4) do they
22. China, a book written and illustrated by eight Chinese experts, __________ a rare self-portrait of the land, its
people, and its 5, 000-year-old heritage.
(1) provide (2) provided (3) had provided (4) provides
23. The farmers could not sell their tractors, __________ could they find buyers for their crops.
(1) and (2) nor (3) yet (4) or
24. They would never get education if it __________ to their families.
(1) has been left (2) was left (3) is left (4) were left
25. The three men discovered that the wind __________ and was carrying them away from shore.
(1) shifted (3) has been shifting
(2) had shifted (4) have shift
26. A rare wood sculpture __________ in the attic of an abandoned house was delivered to the curator of the town
museum.
(1) that was found (3) that has been found
(2) which was found (4) which has been found
27. Your job consists of arranging the books, cataloging new arrivals, and __________.
(1) the pamphlets have to be alphabetized (3) having to alphabetize the pamphlets
(2) you have to alphabetize the pamphlets (4) alphabetizing the pamphlets
28. Jennifer __________ for eight hours by the time she reaches Los Angeles.
(1) will have driven (3) will have driven
(2) would have been driving (4) will have been driving
29. Give these old skates to __________ you think can use them.
(1) whoever (2) everyone (3) someone (4) whomever
30. The sad news __________ at noon.
(1) are broadcasted (3) were broadcast
(2) was broadcast (4) is broadcasted
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